adding priming sugar question? - Page 2

**Yooper** · 11-02-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by zodiak3000

sounds good, i guess i should just try this method then. i have a siphon, i just never used it. how much water and sugar do you boil together to add to the 5 gallon bottling bucket? and i add this priming solution to the bucket and just siphon the beer on top, right? no need to stir or let it sit?

I use 2 cups of boiling water for the 5 ounces (by weight) of priming sugar. If you siphon from the primary fermenter, and put the tip of the tubing in a circular manner along the bottom of the receiving vessel, it'll "swirl" to mix. It won't hurt if you want to sanitize a long handled spoon and give it a stir, however. I never stir, but I know some people do.

Be careful not to splash your beer as you siphon it, and fill the bottles. If you have a bottling wand, that is very helpful.

zodiak3000 · 11-02-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by YooperBrew

I use 2 cups of boiling water for the 5 ounces (by weight) of priming sugar. If you siphon from the primary fermenter, and put the tip of the tubing in a circular manner along the bottom of the receiving vessel, it'll "swirl" to mix. It won't hurt if you want to sanitize a long handled spoon and give it a stir, however. I never stir, but I know some people do.

Be careful not to splash your beer as you siphon it, and fill the bottles. If you have a bottling wand, that is very helpful.

how long do you boil the priming mixture for?

irunxcjm · 11-02-2009, 09:13 PM

About 5 minutes should be fine. You just want to kill anything that is in the water. Don't worry about cooling it off afterwards, just dump it in the bucket and rack on top.

zodiak3000 · 11-02-2009, 09:38 PM

thanks for everbodys responses